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"California students scored at nearly the bottom of the nation in reading and math, test results show"

If you can get past the usual crap about "right wing nazis" there's actually some interesting stuff here.

nazi schooling

During the war years, the Hitler Youth organization gradually supplanted the traditional elementary and secondary school system and became the main force educating German children. And the quality of that education continually worsened. Students emerging from the elite Adolf Hitler Schools were in superb physical condition and thoroughly drilled in Nazi ideology, but lacked basic skills in math and science.

Nazi scientists, educated before Hitler, complained they were hindered in developing new super-weapons by the recruitment of graduates from the Nazified school system. German Army leaders also complained that young officer candidates displayed "a simply inconceivable lack of elementary knowledge."

They didn't even know enough to capitalize the first letter of a proper name. But for Hitler, these shortcomings really didn't matter. The school system now produced what he needed – unquestioning young men ready to obediently serve the Fatherland unto death amid Nazi slogans such as: Believe, Obey, Fight!

Hey CC
Thanks for the link!
I’ve always had a mild obsession with everything WWII, but from the American perspective, until I watched, Third Reich, The Rise, The Fall. I watched that series 5 times, probably more.
I was totally fascinated and disturbed by what I was watching. The similarities with the populous being mesmerized with their leader, a leader that would eventually lead them to Hell.
Reading at the link, there again, the glaring similarities. All you have to do is replace Jew/Anti-Nazi with Christian/Conservative. The only difference I see now is a 180 twist. We have a 1000 little Hitler’s indoctrinating the youth of America, but the same destruction of a world class education system.
Now, back to The History Place, Looks like i’ll be reading all night.

Thanks Again